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DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH I WOULD LIKE TO. THEY ALL BELONG TO J.K ROWLING.
SUMMARY: A COMPLETE RETELLING OF GINNY'S AND HARRY'S INTERACTION WITH EACH OTHER. WHAT IF HARRY HAD FELT THE SAME WAY GINNY DID FROM WERE YOUNGER, TAKE A PEEK INTO THE MIND OF THE LOVE OF HARRY'S LIFE AND EVERYTHING THAT SHE'S BEEN THROUGH. HOW WOULD THEIR STORY PROGRESS.
"I know how you must be feeling Ginny, it's okay to talk about it. I've been through it too, the constant questioning, the stares and worse the nightmares and sleepless nights." I looked up at him, he surprised a third time when he mentioned he has nightmares too.
"So what do you say? You can trust me, Ginny, talk to me." His eyes pleading with me to share my burdens and reassuring me that I wasn't as alone as I thought. My heart melted.
"Okay," I whispered, moving to sit beside him on the bed.
CHAPTER SEVEN: Dementors
I could not bring myself to calm down. Nerves were racing through my body as we got ready to leave for platform 9 ¾. What will people think of me? Will they point and stare? Or worse will I be shunned? I'm sure the students must have been told who opened the chambers of secrets. Everyone will know it was me, how can I even show my face? My god, I already felt sick to my stomach.
"Ginny, you need to hurry up, we're getting ready to leave now," said Ron passing by the door. Throwing the last few articles of clothing in my trunk, I closed it and slid it off the bed and onto the floor. With a sigh, I walked to the doorway and out into the hall of the Leaky cauldron.
My trunk was immediately taken from me and placed with the others. We all rushed to platform nine and three-quarters to catch the train. I was a nervous wreck the whole time. I hardly made any friends last year and after they heard what I have done, I doubt I ever will make any friends.
I walked down the platform trailing behind Percy, Ron and Hermione, I did not see Harry. I haven't seen him since yesterday, I wondered where he was. He was such a big help yesterday. Harry got me to express myself and finally talk about how I was feeling. He listened and gave me advice on how to handle it.
He made me laugh when I seemed too tense to continue and most importantly made me realised that I was not alone. He also promised he'd always be there to help me if need be. I never thought I could love him any more than I did, but he proved me wrong. I don't know if I will ever be able to forget what happened in the Chambers of Secrets, but I won't let it rule my life.
As terrified as I am going back to Hogwarts I'm going to put on a brave face and do it. I stood on the platform waiting for the train to arrive with my brothers. A group of second years started to approach where we were standing.
I was nervous about what they would say when they saw me. They passed by me and to my surprise one of the girls in the group who I remembered as Georgiana smiled then waved at me as she continued her walk down the platform. I felt a little relieved after that, maybe not everyone knows what happened.
I walked down the hallway in the train in search of a suitable compartment to settle in. Most of them were full, but I spotted an empty one and pulled my bags inside. I sat there for a while until I heard a knock on the glass door. I turned to see who it was and saw Harry waving his hand at me. I quickly got up and slid open the door.
"Can I join you?" He asked.
"Sure," I replied, he stepped in past me and sat on the seat opposite mine.
"Where were you? I didn't see you at breakfast." I asked.
"Oh, I went to speak with someone," he said I wanted to ask who, but he didn't elaborate so, I took that as a sign that he didn't want to talk about it.
"I thought you would be sitting with Ron and Hermione?" I said.
"Usually, I would but I thought I'd sit with you this time, or would you rather I leave?" he stood up from his seat.
"No! I mean, stay, I'm glad….. Um... y... you're here." I could just die of embarrassment can't I talk straight. His lips turned up into a smile and soon I was smiling too.
The train suddenly jerked forward, throwing me from my seat and crashing into Harry. He threw his arms up to catch me as I came slamming into his chest.
"What the…?" Harry spluttered as the train gave two more violent jerks, without even a thought, I grabbed onto Harry's robes holding on for dear life. The train jerked again, though not as harsh as the first three before stopping completely.
"What's happening?" I asked quietly, Harry pulled me tighter into his arms and whispered.
"I don't know."
The temperature in the cart suddenly dropped. The train window got foggy and so did the glass door. I shiver as the cold crept through my body along with something else that I could not put my finger on. I could feel the same shiver through Harry's body as I burrowed more into his robes. The glass door suddenly slid open and a horrid feeling crept up my spine. All the memories of what happened last year came crashing back at me.
The impact crushed me and left me feeling completely dreadful. Every happy memory and thoughts that I ever had felt like they were being sucked out of me, leaving only sadness and despair.
"Ginny get back!" A voice said as I was pulled from Harry's arms. I began struggling to get free. Who was pulling me? I don't want to leave him!
"Ginny look at me stop it! Stop fighting me, it's your brother, it's Ron." I immediately stop moving then turn my head up to look in the face of my brother. I pulled back from him and he let me go. I looked around and saw that Hermione was there too, as well as another person I've never seen before. A man.
"Hello, Ginny is it?" He said.
"Yes," I replied.
"Here, eat this, it will make you feel better." He held out his arm to me, I continue to stare at him then took a look at his hand.
"It's okay, it's just chocolate," he said, nodding for me to take it. I took the chocolate from his hand and took a bite. He was right, I did feel a little better. I looked from him to Ron, then Hermione, wait! Where was Harry?
"Where's Harry? I asked frantically.
"He's fine, he's lying right beside you," said Hermione, I quickly looked to my right and there he was lying on the seat. I immediately leant down beside him trying to see if he was alright.
"What's wrong with him?" I asked.
"He just passed out the Dementors overwhelmed him," Answered the strange man.
"Dementor, what the hell is that?" I asked again confused.
"They are the guards of Azkaban," said the man again looking from me to Harry. Suddenly Harry moved then groan. He sat up, and placed a hand on the right side his head close to his scar He looked over at Ron and Hermione in surprise.
"Ron? Hermione? When did you guys get here?" he said groggily.
"Good to see you too mate." Said Ron.
Harry then turns to me and his eyes widen as he moves closer.
"Ginny are you alright? What happened?"He asked.
"I'm fine Harry, it's you I'm worried about," I said, he seems a bit out of it.
"Professor Lupin, why did the Dementors attacked Harry and Ginny?" asked Hermione, so he's a professor I guess that explains why the chocolate helped. I bet he's the new defence against the dark arts teacher.
"I'm not sure, now will you excuse me, I need to have a word with the driver, oh and Harry you might want to eat this," he said, placing a small bar of chocolate in Harry's hand before slipping through the door and closing it.
"Eat it, Harry, you'll feel better," I said, showing him the piece of chocolate I had left.
"Now tell me, guys, what happened?" Harry said as he took a bite of his chocolate, we all look at each other, before looking back at him.
"Honestly, we have no idea."
